Ornamental plate for wheels



Feb; 27, 1934. G. A. LYON ORNAMENTAL PLATE FOR WHEELS Filed Dec. 12, 1932 17 1 5 11.! a .z' GEOEGE-ALB5E7' L YON.

Patented Feb, 2?, @34- license snare Lyon, ill

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Serial l lo as so secured position to no" quire cation or change in bile Ffhfiel. other obiect of the des in the i2. prov lon an ornamental plate for disposition pokes of a wheel and a circular head in retaining the plate in proper postance with the general features of the ere is psovided a ring-like plate havouter hery formed into a plurality of l for engaging the rim and having its inner ei'y formed to yieldafoly engage the hub of re meal, the radial teeth or said ring-like plate being to be concealed by a circular bead iudlng yieldable projections for engaging the es to aid in the holding of the ring-like proper position over the spokes between wheel rim and the hub. e

Other olcjects and features of this invention will more fu ly appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a single ernlzcdiment thereof and in which Fi ure l is a side View oi my novel wheel ornamental structure showing the structure applied to a wheel;

"LlE'S 2 is alien on 53) 1 looking in arrow;

" gure 3 is a fragmentary view of a portion of teeth on the outer periphery of the ring-like of my ornamental structure and glue is a fragmentary detailed View of a portion oi the circular head taken on substantially the line I li l oi Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

' reference character designates generalii? a wheel which includes a rim 11 connected by spokes 12 to a wheel hub 13. This wheel structure may he of any suitable conventional design.

The wheel rim 11 has an inner annular surface it which is adaptedto be engaged by my novel ornamental plate structure and which rim an enlarged fragmentary sectional substantially the line fill of F1 the direction indicated by the (Q3, di illl) surface it termi flange or lip head of iendinrst, N.

the conventional tire.

notes in an outwardly extending 15 formed to engage around the It might further be noted that the wheel rim illustrated in Figure 2 is of the so-c alled drop center type which is now being used extensively in the automobile industry.

The ornamen disposition over ring-like plate 1 tion and a circular transverse cross-section.

its outer per radially extendi yieldably engagi Figure 2, The inner margin mate it; is turned back upon itself as indicated 19 to provide a yieldable in ring-like configuration or ngaging the hu tal device of invention for the wheel spoke 12 includes a 6 of curved transverse cross-sew bead 17 which is also of curved The ring-like plate 15 iphery formed into a plurality oi ng teeth or projections 18 for ng the rim surface i l as shown of thering-like metal flange 28 for h 13 of the wheel,

plate 16 may he of any suitable shape and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing as being of a transverseiy curved cross-section so as close proximity The outer surfa of the head me.

to be disposed in to the spokes 12 of the wheel. cc of this plate as well as that y be given any desirable ornamental finish but is preferably provided with a lustrous finish such as is secured by plating The circular yieldable teeth the rim surface ,th nickel or chromium.

head 17 includes undertmned 14 in close proximity to the engagement of that surface by the plate teeth 18. These diagonally extending teeth or projections 21 versely curved p are normally concealed by an outer transortion 22 which terminates in a curved extension 23 adapted to overlie a portion of the outwardly extending flange or lip 15 of the wheel rim 11.

This circular head 16 is preferably in the form of a continuous circle and is adapted to he re solely Toy reason able teeth 21 wit tained in place on the wheel rim of the engagement of the yieldh the rim surface 14.

At the junction 24 of the toothed portion 21 and the outer portion 22 of the head it will he noted from Figure 2 that of the loead is adapted to such junction portion bear against the plate it to aid in retaining the plate in proper position over the spoke Now in the application of vice to a wheel position over this operation t the spokes oi the wheel.

of the wheel.

my ornamental deplate 16 is first pressed into During he inwardly turned flange porthe tion of the ring-like plate is brought into yielding engagement with the wheel hub 13 and the radial teeth 18 of the plate are flexed into retaining and biting engagement with the rim surface 14. Thereafter the circular bead 1'? is progressively pressed into position so that the oblique teeth or projections 21 thereof are brought into biting engagement with the rim surface 14 and the junction portion 24 of the bead is brought into contact with the plate 16 as previously noted.

It should also be noted that the flexible toothed portion 21 of the bead is preferably of a normally greater diameter than that of the surface 14 of the wheel rim to which it is applied and that the teeth of this portion are deflectable with reference to the rim surface so as to apply pressure outwardly against said rim surface. Also the angle of these teeth 21 is such as to result in such teeth biting into the surface of the rim 14. Furthermore any tendency to displace the circular bead augments the biting engagement of the teeth in the surface 14. In other words, any tendency of the bead 17 to spring back out of position over the surface 14 automatically results in the teeth 21 biting still further into the surface 14 thereby insuring a tight engagement of the bead with such rim surface.

I have found from actual experience that the biting grip of the teeth 21 on the surface 14 is so great as to cause the tips of such teeth to become embedded in that surface. Needless to say the cooperation of the bead 1'7 with the plate 16 as illustrated in the accompanying drawing is such as to insure retention of the ring-like plate 16 in a proper covering position over the spokes 12 of the wheel.

The plate 16 is provided with an opening 25 (Figure 1) which is adapted to accommodate an extension connected to the valve stem of the inner tube carried by the wheel rim so that access may be had to the valve stem for the purpose of inflating and deflating the tire. Any suitable valve stem extension may be used for this purpose.

Now I desire it understood that although I have illustrated and described in detail the preferred embodiment of this invention the invention is not to be thus limited, but only insofar as defined by the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. As an articleof manufacture, an automobile wheel ornamental plate structure for disposition between the rim and hub of the wheel including a ring-like plate and a separate circular bead sufliciently resilient to be snapped into engagement with said rim for aiding in holding the outer marginal portion of the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim.

2. As an article of manufacture, an automobile wheel ornamental plate structure for disposition between the rim and hub of the wheel including a ring-like plate and a separate circular bead for aiding in holding the outer marginal portion of the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim, said bead including a plurality of projections for resiliently engaging the wheel rim.

3. As an article of manufacture, an automobile wheel ornamental plate structure for disposition between the rim and hub of the wheel including a ring-like plate and a separate circular head for aiding in holding the outer marginal portion of the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim, said bead including a plurality of yieldable projections held in tight cooperation with said rim by their engagement with the rim.

4. As an article of manufacture, an automobile wheel ornamental plate structure for disposition said projections between the rim and hub of the wheel including a ring-like plate anda separate circular bead for aiding in holding the outer marginal portion of the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim, said head including a plurality of yieldable projections held in tight cooperation with said rim by their engagement with the rim, and an arched portion of curved crosssection connected to and disposed over said projections for concealing them. I

5. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for said spokes and a separate circular bead resiliently pressing against said plate for aiding in holding said plate in cooperation with the wheel.

6. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for said spokes and a separate circular bead for aiding in holding said plate in cooperation with the wheel, said bead being held in tight cooperation with the wheel rim solely by reason of its engagement with the rim.

7. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for said spokes and a separate circular bead for aiding in holding said plate in cooperation with the wheel, said head having a flexible toothed portion of normally greater diameter than the surface of the wheel rim to which it is to be applied, the teeth of said portion being deflectable with respect to said rim surface and being formed to apply pressure outwardly against said surface.

8. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for said spokes and a separate circular bead for aiding in holding said plate in cooperation with the wheel, said bead having a flexible toothed portion of normally greater diameter than the surface of the wheel rim to which it is to be applied, the teeth of said portion being defiectable with respect to said rim surface and being formed to apply pressure outwardly against said surface, said toothed portion constituting the sole means for retaining the bead in proper position on said rim.

9. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes of an ornamental cover plate for disposition over said spokes and having its outer marginal portion formed into a plurality of integral radial projections for engagement with the wheel rim, defining the outer periphery of said plate and being resilient for yieldaoly biting a surface of said rim.

10. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes of an ornamental cover plate for disposition over the spokes including a plurality of integral radially extending teeth for cooperation with the wheel to aid in retaining the plate in proper position over the spokes and an outer circular bead resiliently secured to the wheel rim over said teeth.

11. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes of an ornamental cover plate for disposition over the spokes including a plurality of integral radially extending teeth for cooperation with the wheel to aid in retaining the plate in proper position over the spokes, and a circular bead for disposition over said teeth to conceal the same.

12. The combination with an automobile wheel 14. As an article or manuiacture. an automoincluding a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for disposition over said spokes and having its outer marginal portion provided with a plurality of integral radial teeth for engagement with the wheel rim, and a circular bead disposed over said teeth for aiding in holdingthe outer marginal portion 0! the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim and for concealing the teeth on said plate.

13. The combination with an automobile wheel including a rim and a hub connected by spokes, of an ornamental cover plate for disposition over said spores and having its outer marginal portion formed into a plurality of integral radial teeth on its outer periphery for engagement with the wheel rim, said plate having its inner marginal portion formed for yieldable engagement with the hub of the wheel.

bile wheel ornamental plate for disposition between the rim and the hub of the wheel, said plate comprising a ring having its outer peripheral portion formed into a plurality of radially extending teeth for cooperation with the wheel rim and having its inner marginal portion flanged to yieldably engage the hub of the wheel.

15. as an article of manufacture. an automobile wheel ornamental plate structure ior disposition between the rim and hub of the wheel including a ring-like plate and a circular bead for aiding in holding the outer marginal portion of the plate in cooperation with the wheel rim, said head being disposed over the outer side 01' said plate and in yieldable engagement therewith.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON. 

